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CVE-2016-10050

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-10050 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in ImageMagick versions 6.9.4-8, specifically within the ReadRLEImage function, affecting various ImageMagick distributions including those for openSUSE. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating that a remote attacker could trigger a denial of service or achieve other significant impacts through a crafted RLE file, requiring user interaction. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code available (e.g., Metasploit, ExploitDB), and it has garnered no community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6.9.4-8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:6.9.4-8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
42.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
42.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.02%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
78.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0202 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 11,616 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: ImageMagick
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: ImageMagick
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: ImageMagick
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2Fixed in: ImageMagick

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-10050Moderate

ImageMagick: Heap overflow when reading corrupt RLE files

Jun 5, 2016

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00028.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00031.html
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
github.com / ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/139d4323c40d7363bfdd2382c3821a6f76d69430
PatchVendor Advisory
github.com / ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/73fb0aac5b958521e1511e179ecc0ad49f70ebaf
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/12/26/9
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/95185
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry